we saw stocks rally around the world, including the united states and here in asia. the european central bank decided to buy an unlimited amount of government bonds in the eurozone. this will help member nations such as spain lower their borrowing cost to help them contain their huge debts. the focus now will be whether spain and other countries will actually ask for financial assistance. under the plan announced on thursday, the ecb will buy government bonds from the markets. the operations will focus on bonds that mature within three years. however, there are conditions attached. countries asking for help must implement reforms and get the agreement to use funds contributed by eurozone states. the government bond yields the nations with debt problems. this enables those countries to issue bonds on their own and borrow money from the the market. challenges remain to resolve the region's debt woes. struggling nations will need to boost their economic growth while undertaking austerity measures. >>> now the decision appears to have calmed down the bond market for now.